Born in Milwaukee, Gabrielle was always a very shy child, much happier playing by herself in the outdoors than being around other children. Something of a tomboy, she eagerly joined her father on his frequent hunting trips, not realizing they were intended not as fun but to keep enough food on the table.Her father encouraged this, glad of the help, and young Gabby proved a remarkably adept student, bringing down her first deer at the age of eight. By her early teens she was providing her family with most of their meat. She grew up spending as much time as possible in the wilderness hunting, away from the awkwardness of being around other people.
Thirty years on, Gabrielle has changed very little. She is still far more comfortable on her own than with other people, and hunting remains her greatest pleasure. Both her parents passed away some years ago, and her 2 brothers have grown up and started families of their own. She maintains cordial but distant relationships with them,. She lives in a crumbling one-story house on the outskirts of the city, but it is less a home than a way station and place to rest between long hunting expeditions. She makes her living selling meat and animal hides, sometimes bartering directly to farm communities in exchange for vegetables, grains, and homemade bread, the last of which she has a weakness for. She remains painfully shy, especially around strangers. This can make her seem unfriendly or even ill-tempered on brief acquaintance. Her nickname, Gabby, is almost comically inappropriate - it is difficult to drag more than a word or two out of her in most situations. She has a fairly friendly (for her) relationship with the home chantry of God's Fist, admiring their ideal of the self-sufficient lone warrior, but has never contemplated becoming a member. She will do business with any faction that will give a fair price for her merchandise. She's a good shot with almost any ranged weapon, but prefers the crossbow because its ammunition is recoverable and it can be fired while lying prone.
Player characters might encounter Gabrielle in a number of ways. She would willingly lend a hand to characters lost or otherwise in trouble in the wilds outside of town, though she'd be likely to shrug off any thanks they offer and certain to obscure her motives (she would most likely tell them she helped out because the noise they're making is scaring away all the game). Characters looking to buy animal hides or fresh meat could meet her in a "business" setting. Anyone who knows her might refer characters to her if they're in need of a hunter and/or wilderness guide. And their first encounter could occur without her presence if they should stumble into one of her cunningly-concealed animal traps. While she will always be aloof at first, Gabby might slowly warm up to others over time, especially if they prove themselves reliable and tolerant of her social awkwardness.
Gabrielle is a middle-aged woman, 5'8" tall and a wiry 140 lbs. She has brown eyes and light brown hair, graying at the temples and usually tied back in a pony tail or tucked under a hat. Years of outdoor living have given her skin a leathery, weather-beaten look.
NAME: Gabrielle "Gabby" Cline
Age: 44
Sex: Female
Race: Caucasian
Class: Lower
Profession: Hunter
Disposition: Gruff/Cranky
Faction(s): loose affiliation with God's Fist
DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND
Born in Milwaukee, Gabrielle was always a very shy child, much happier playing by herself in the outdoors than being around other children. Something of a tomboy, she eagerly joined her father on his frequent hunting trips, not realizing they were intended not as fun but to keep enough food on the table.Her father encouraged this, glad of the help, and young Gabby proved a remarkably adept student, bringing down her first deer at the age of eight. By her early teens she was providing her family with most of their meat. She grew up spending as much time as possible in the wilderness hunting, away from the awkwardness of being around other people.Thirty years on, Gabrielle has changed very little. She is still far more comfortable on her own than with other people, and hunting remains her greatest pleasure. Both her parents passed away some years ago, and her 2 brothers have grown up and started families of their own. She maintains cordial but distant relationships with them,. She lives in a crumbling one-story house on the outskirts of the city, but it is less a home than a way station and place to rest between long hunting expeditions. She makes her living selling meat and animal hides, sometimes bartering directly to farm communities in exchange for vegetables, grains, and homemade bread, the last of which she has a weakness for. She remains painfully shy, especially around strangers. This can make her seem unfriendly or even ill-tempered on brief acquaintance. Her nickname, Gabby, is almost comically inappropriate - it is difficult to drag more than a word or two out of her in most situations. She has a fairly friendly (for her) relationship with the home chantry of God's Fist, admiring their ideal of the self-sufficient lone warrior, but has never contemplated becoming a member. She will do business with any faction that will give a fair price for her merchandise. She's a good shot with almost any ranged weapon, but prefers the crossbow because its ammunition is recoverable and it can be fired while lying prone.
Player characters might encounter Gabrielle in a number of ways. She would willingly lend a hand to characters lost or otherwise in trouble in the wilds outside of town, though she'd be likely to shrug off any thanks they offer and certain to obscure her motives (she would most likely tell them she helped out because the noise they're making is scaring away all the game). Characters looking to buy animal hides or fresh meat could meet her in a "business" setting. Anyone who knows her might refer characters to her if they're in need of a hunter and/or wilderness guide. And their first encounter could occur without her presence if they should stumble into one of her cunningly-concealed animal traps. While she will always be aloof at first, Gabby might slowly warm up to others over time, especially if they prove themselves reliable and tolerant of her social awkwardness.
Gabrielle is a middle-aged woman, 5'8" tall and a wiry 140 lbs. She has brown eyes and light brown hair, graying at the temples and usually tied back in a pony tail or tucked under a hat. Years of outdoor living have given her skin a leathery, weather-beaten look.
HEALTH = 9
INITIATIVE = 9 (+2 for Fast Reflexes)
DEFENSE = 3
SPEED = 12 (+1 for Fleet of Foot)
WEAPONS = Crossbow (10 bolts), hatchet, gutting/skinning knife
ARMOR = Reinforced leather jacketATTRIBUTES
Intelligence: 2
Wits: 3
Resolve: 3
Strength: 3
Dexterity: 3
Stamina: 4
Presence: 2
Manipulation: 2
Composure: 2
SKILLS
Mental
Academics : 0Computer : 0
Crafts : 2 (traps/snares)
Investigation : 0
Medicine : 2
Religion/Knowledge : 0
Politics : 0
Scavenge:
Science: 0
Physical
Athletics : 2Brawl : 2
Drive/Pilot: 0
Firearms : 3
Larceny : 0
Stealth : 2
Survival : 4
Weaponry: 2
Social
Animal ken : 4Empathy : 0
Intimidation : 1
Persuasion : 0
Socialize : 0
Streetwise : 0
Subterfuge: 0
MERITS (should not exceed 7)
Fleet of foot (1)Fast Reflexes (2)
Iron Stamina (2)
Quick Draw (1)
Strong Back (1)
and
FLAWS
Aloof